1) I kinda doubt Russian hackers code on typewriters. 2) Cyrillic is an alphabet, not magic incomprehensibility dust. There are plenty of Russian speakers who

1) I kinda doubt Russian hackers code on typewriters. 2) Cyrillic is an alphabet, not magic incomprehensibility dust. There are plenty of Russian speakers who are not beholden to their spooks. 3) Assange has an agenda in addition and orthogonal to fighting secrecy. I'm not saying he's insincere; I'm saying that some leaks are clearly more equal than others. It would not surprise me in the least if he were to sit on some leaks in order to not piss off a source providing others, especially around hard deadlines.